An independent guide to Louisiana local government. This is not an official government website.

Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

  • Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
  • Mailed absentee ballots must reach your parish registrar of voters by Monday, November 2 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
  • On election day, polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.

Washington Parish

Local election results for Saturday, July 11, 2020, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

Other elections here
Every election in Washington Parish
Other parishes
Local results for every parish that day
Parish offices today
Washington Parish offices and contacts

Courts and judges

Judge, Court of Appeal, 1st Circuit, 3rd Dist., Division D

Elizabeth "Beth" Wolfe (Republican) won with 55.3% of the vote.

This race covers 7 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Washington Parish: Elizabeth "Beth" Wolfe 45.9%, Richard A. "Rick" Swartz 54.1%.

  • Elizabeth "Beth" Wolfe RepublicanElected

    55.3% 40,786 votes

  • Richard A. "Rick" Swartz RepublicanDefeated

    44.7% 32,978 votes

By precinct in Washington Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Elizabeth "Beth" Wolfe
Richard A. "Rick" Swartz
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 2,733 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 1,485 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

73,764 votes cast; 19.9% of the 400,451 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishElizabeth "Beth" WolfeRichard A. "Rick" SwartzTurnout
East Feliciana Parish50.2%1,88349.8%1,86530.1%
Livingston Parish71.9%10,20128.1%3,98717.8%
St. Helena Parish74.8%1,35525.2%45724.3%
St. Tammany Parish41.5%14,26958.5%20,11920.7%
Tangipahoa Parish77.0%10,10523.0%3,01817.5%
Washington Parish45.9%1,93754.1%2,28116.8%
West Feliciana Parish45.3%1,03654.7%1,25134.4%

Statewide and federal races in Washington Parish

Democratic presidential primary

Joseph R. Biden (Democrat) won with 79.5% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Washington Parish: Joseph R. Biden 77.4%, Bernard "Bernie" Sanders 5.2%, Elizabeth Warren 2.8%, Michael Bennet 2.9%.

  • Joseph R. Biden DemocratElected

    79.5% 212,555 votes

  • Bernard "Bernie" Sanders DemocratDefeated

    7.4% 19,859 votes

  • Elizabeth Warren DemocratDefeated

    2.4% 6,426 votes

  • Michael Bennet DemocratDefeated

    2.3% 6,173 votes

10 other candidates: 8.3% together
Andrew Yang Democrat1.7%4,617
Michael R. Bloomberg Democrat1.6%4,312
Amy Klobuchar Democrat0.9%2,431
"Pete" Buttigieg Democrat0.9%2,363
Tulsi Gabbard Democrat0.7%1,962
John K. Delaney Democrat0.7%1,877
Steve Burke Democrat0.6%1,537
"Robby" Wells Democrat0.5%1,395
"Tom" Steyer Democrat0.3%902
Deval Patrick Democrat0.3%877

By precinct in Washington Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Joseph R. Biden
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders
  • Another candidate, or a tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,160 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 738 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

267,286 votes cast; 22.6% of the 1,258,383 registered voters in the area turned out.

Republican presidential primary

Donald J. Trump (Republican) won with 95.9% of the vote.

This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Washington Parish: Donald J. Trump 98.0%, Bill Weld 0.9%, Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente 0.6%, Matthew John Matern 0.2%.

  • Donald J. Trump RepublicanElected

    95.9% 195,910 votes

  • Bill Weld RepublicanDefeated

    1.6% 3,320 votes

  • Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente RepublicanDefeated

    1.1% 2,336 votes

  • Matthew John Matern RepublicanDefeated

    0.8% 1,686 votes

  • "Bob" Ely RepublicanDefeated

    0.5% 1,043 votes

By precinct in Washington Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Donald J. Trump
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,298 votes cast at the polls in 41 precincts. The 705 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

204,295 votes cast; 21.7% of the 941,544 registered voters in the area turned out.

Propositions, taxes, and recalls

City of Bogalusa Proposition (1/4% Sales Tax Rededication)

City of Bogalusa, 1/4% S&U Tax Rededication - CC

Passed: 63.2% voted yes and 36.8% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the City of Bogalusa, State of Louisiana (the "City"), pursuant to Article VI, Sections 29 and 30 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to rededicate the unexpended and future net revenues of the City's existing one-quarter of one percent (1/4%) sales and use tax, originally approved at an election held on November 17, 2007 (the "Tax"), as follows: (i) all unexpended net revenues of the Tax previously collected to provide support to the City's industrial park, as well as all future net revenues of the Tax, shall be rededicated and used to pay retirement benefits and costs related to pensions, including but not limited to payments owed to the City of Bogalusa Employees Retirement System (COBERS) for employer contributions for active employees of the City and payments toward the unfunded accrued liability as determined by the actuary for COBERS, provided that (ii) any future net revenues of the Tax exceeding the City's obligations to COBERS for a fiscal year as described in (i) above may be budgeted and used for operation and maintenance of the City's industrial park (annual revenues of the 1/4% sales tax are approximately $545,000)?

  • YesApproved

    63.2% 614 votes

  • No

    36.8% 358 votes

By precinct in Washington Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • A tie
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 592 votes cast at the polls in 15 precincts. The 380 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

972 votes cast; 16.3% of the 6,651 registered voters in the area turned out.

Turnout by precinct

The turnout map loads as you scroll to it.

Share of registered voters in each precinct who voted at the polls on election day

  • 5% to 10%
  • 10% to 15%
  • 15% to 20%
  • 20% to 25%
  • 25% to 30%

Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.